Five soldiers killed in bomb attack in Thailand's restive south

BANGKOK: Five Thai soldiers were killed in a shooting and bomb attack at a checkpoint in the country's insurgency-hit south, the army said, one of the deadliest such incidents in years.Six civilians were also wounded in the Wednesday (Jun 22) evening attack in Narathiwat province, local officials said.A screenshot of CCTV footage posted on the Facebook page of Narathiwat authorities appeared to show six suspects dressed in black travelling in a black pickup truck at around 6.45pm on Wednesday (7.45pm, Singapore time).The post said the suspects fled towards a neighbouring district and authorities had sealed off the area. Members of Task Force Ranger Regiment 45 "were killed when assailants opened fire and threw pipe bombs at the Bukeh Sami checkpoint ... while they were on duty protecting l